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7 Great Family Bonding Activities from Lisa Oz
Posted on December 28, 2011
You may have a full house for the holidays. Here’s how to reserve a block of time each day to connect with the people who mean the most to you: your family. It will help everyone get along, we promise! From Lisa Oz, author of Us: Transforming Ourselves and the Relationships That Matter Most.
Michelle Duggar Shows How to Get Kids to Behave While Shopping
Posted on November 8, 2011
The Duggar Family may have to rename their TLC show: Michelle Duggar has announced she’s pregnant… with baby No. 20! Since she’s a pro at teaching good child behavior, we’re sharing her timely tips for holiday and food shopping here. From A Love That Multiplies: An Up-Close View of How They Make it Work, by Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting.
Scary Trend: Mommyrexia, the Fear of Pregnancy Weight Gain
Posted on August 11, 2011
By Kristin Sidorov
While “shedding the baby weight” is a struggle as old as time, a recent development in the battle against unwanted pregnancy pounds has reached a new and frightening place. Coined “mommyrexia,” women are doing everything they can to gain as little weight as possible during their pregnancy, despite dangerous health implications.
Packing Strategies from the Duggar Family
Posted on July 12, 2011
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar of TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting often pack up to 10 suitcases for a single trip! Here’s how they get the job done efficiently, from A Love That Multiplies: An Up-Close View of How They Make it Work.
Lunch Makeover: Fast, Healthy Meals for Kids
Posted on June 29, 2011
The best lunch is one that’s nutritious and quick to prepare, but also fun to eat. Pack a punch with tips from 4 Ingredients: More Than 400 Quick, Easy, and Delicious Recipes Using 4 or Fewer Ingredients, by Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham.
Bringing up Baby on a Vegetarian Diet
Posted on June 21, 2011
More and more families are choosing to become vegetarian, and a balanced, meat-free diet can be very healthy. However, it is important to replace the nutrients meat provides — particularly protein, iron, zinc, and possibly some B vitamins, says Annabel Karmel, author of SuperFoods for Babies and Children.
7 Great Family Bonding Activities
Posted on June 15, 2011
For one week, reserve a block of time each day to connect with the people who mean the most to you — your family. From Lisa Oz, author of Us: Transforming Ourselves and the Relationships That Matter Most.
Try This: 23 Super Sandwich Ideas for Kids
Posted on June 2, 2011
School’s (almost) out for summer, and shopping must be done to stock up the kitchen. Good news: Kids can’t resist these creative sandwich combinations. Get fast, easy ideas for building a more exciting sandwich, all from 4 Ingredients: More Than 400 Quick, Easy, and Delicious Recipes Using 4 or Fewer Ingredients, by Kim McCosker and Rachael Bermingham.
7 Easy Ways to Boost Your Child’s IQ
Posted on March 29, 2011
By age 5, most children in America will have been given some kind of intelligence test, whether it is for private school admissions, gifted and talented qualification, or public school placement in slow, average, or accelerated learning groups.
IQ tests cover the seven abilities every child needs to thrive in the classroom: language, information, memory, math, spatial, thinking and fine-motor skills.
Here, Karen Quinn, author of Testing For Kindergarten, offers tips for building these abilities at home.
How to Tame a Tantrum
Posted on March 3, 2011
Calm a child overwhelmed by anger by using these key phrases and actions suggested by Michael H. Popkin, author of Taming the Spirited Child: Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children Without Breaking Their Spirits.
Confronting Learning Problems in Children
Posted on February 15, 2011
What is a learning disorder? What causes it? How do you begin to treat it? Find answers to these common questions in Different Learners: Identifying, Preventing, and Treating Your Child’s Learning Problems by Jane M. Healy, Ph.D.
Be Your Child’s Coach, Not a Cheerleader
Posted on February 10, 2011
Help your children grow up to become respectful adults through acting as a coach, not a cheerleader. From Jill Rigby, author of Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World
How Do I Know if My Child is Taking Drugs?
Posted on February 7, 2011
Teenagers using drugs will try to hide the evidence from you, but if you know the tell-tale signs, their secret won’t be safe for long. In How to Raise a Drug-Free Kid, author Joseph A. Califano, Jr., shows you how to recognize the warning signs.
